Photosensitization of multiwalled carbon nanotube scaffolds with ZnO quantum dots for photovoltaic applications

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 5311-5319

  Dutta, M ^a   Basak, D ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Composite; Energy conversion; Multiwalled carbon nanotubes; Photosensitization; Photovoltaic solar cell; Quantum dots; ZnO

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE; MULTI-WALLED; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS; QUANTUM DOT; ZNO;

ENERGY CONVERSION; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; ZINC OXIDE;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; QUANTUM DOT; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; MICROTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 80955144378     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-011-0517-6     Document Type: Article

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